Posts Tagged ‘family’
Pin It Pin It The end of January marked an exciting event for our grocery budget – Aldi opened in our town! I am probably way more excited about this than is normal but the store is clean, well organized, has friendly staff and saves us a lot of money so the excitement is warranted. [...]
Pin It Pin It This life – this very one with the leaky roof, the stove top with 1.5 working burners, the broken washing machine, the second hand clothes, the meals crafted around sales fliers … this life is a good one. There is so much joy. So much love. And thankful hearts. I am [...]
Pin It Pin It Originally posted last summer, the importance of this has continued to be impressed upon me – setting a pretty table magically changes the atmosphere of a meal. It doesn’t have to cost much – nor should it be complicated. The other day I had a pretty table runner and our china [...]
Pin It Pin It In our homeschool this week … We switched our dining room and living room. Somehow the simple change is inspiring. We are making plans to further rearrange things and create a school room space for next year. I am so excited! This week we also did copy work every day. {Have [...]
Pin It Pin It After a long and tiresome day mother’s the world over sigh a sigh of sincere relief as the last little one is tucked into bed for the night. Relief, for the constant chattering has ceased for a brief time. Relief, for the fatigued body of the busy mother can now rest. [...]
Pin It Pin It In our homeschool this week … A local church was holding a special series this week on the Tabernacle, so we spent some time this week exploring the Tabernacle. I will eventually compile a list of useful resources to help in teaching children about the Tabernacle – a few months ago [...]
Pin It Pin It In our homeschool this week … It has been a simple week – we worked towards our mastery of skills, which is what is guiding our school this year. I really enjoy this style. It’s been good for all of us – very relaxed and yet very focused at the same [...]
Pin It Pin It We are home now, after a week and a half of hotel living, microwave dinners and freezing cold weather. I thought I would be able to keep up with writing on here while we were gone – but it turns out living in a hotel with two active boys takes [...]
Pin It Pin It The Seven Laws of Teaching is a book written by John Milton Gregory on, well, laws of teaching. The Seven Laws of teaching is available for free from Google Books or in paperback form from Amazon. The Seven Laws of Teaching was written in 1884 and covers the fundamental laws of teaching [...]
Pin It Pin It Our one on one dates happened a few weeks ago – our fifth biannual one on one dates. These one on one dates are the heart beat of our family. They draw our hearts closer together, allow us to focus on one child for a dedicated amount of time, and allow [...]
